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1. Education in Canada (Telisha, Christine)

Whose responsibility is Education in Canada?
How does government shape education in Canada?
Give examples of how governments provide for the education of Canadian youth.
Who are the government representatives currently involved in delivery education in different areas of Canada?

Education in Canada
Council of Ministers of Education Canada

2. Levels of Canadian Government (Yousef and Samridhi)

How many levels of government are there in Canada?
What government services are the responsibility of each level of government?
What are the titles of the important representatives in each level of government?
Give examples of how each level of government shapes policy in one of the responsibility areas.

Levels of Canadian Government
Responsibilities of Different Levels of Canadian Government

Social Studies Resources for Research Projects

Grade 4 Resources:

What are the major cities, towns, geographical features?
What are notable places to visit in your province?
What is the economy like in your province, how do people make money?
What is the wildlife and climate of your province/territory like?
Who lives in your province?
What is there to do in your province/territory?
What makes your province/territory special?

Nunavut (Jeriel, Alvin)

General information

Nunavut Information: Library of Canada

First Nations

Economy of Nunavut

Cities and Towns of Nunavut

Wildlife

Tourism: Nunavut


Ontario (Amanda, Kari)

General: Onatio
Tourism Ontario


Saskatchewan (Rahul and Steven)

General Information

Official Website Government of Saskatchewan

About Saskatechewan: Official

Virtual Sasketchewan: Places of Interest

First Nations of Sasketchewan

Tourism Sasketchewan

Quebec (Sahar, Jeffery)


Quebec: General

Quebec Official Government Website

Tourism: Quebec


Newfoundland and Labrador (Amy, Keshawn, Elif, Aaliya)

Aboriginal Peoples

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfound and Labrador: General



Grade 5 Resources:

1. The Queen (Calvin and Andy)

What function does the Queen perform in Canadian Government?

How has this function changed over the years?

Monarchy of Canada
Debate over Monarchy in Canada
History of the Monarchy in Canada
Dictionary.com: Monarchy


2. The Provincial Government of Ontario (Sarosh, Liem)

Official Government Website: Province of Ontario
Wikipedia: Province of Ontario Government

3. Structure and Members of Toronto Municipal Government (Joshua and Nicole)

How is the Toronto Government structured? What positions are incolved?
Who are the current elected officials?
How do things get done?
Where does the government of Toronto meet?

Municipal Government of Toronto
Official Website of Toronto


4. The Houses of Federal Parliament (Keon, Quang, Liam)

1. What are the names of the 2 houses of Parliament? What is some important information about each and how they are different and similar to each other?

Parliament of Canada
Senate of Canada: Official Webpage
Official Parliament Webpage

5. Canadian Citizenship and Immigration (Mackenzie, Anu)

Who is response for Canadian Citizenship and Immigration affairs in Canada? How does this process work? Give examples and describe the process. What branch of government is involved?

Citizenship and Immigration in Canada

Official Website: Citzenship and Immigration Canada

Earth Season Video

From our math lesson on Monday:

Stilecroft Press Volume III Number 2 October 2010 Sent Home

The latest version of the Stilecroft Press newsletter was sent home yesterday.  It includes the monthly calendar for this year and plenty of important information on what is going on at school.

Some dates:

Wednesday October 13:  Re-take of Time Measurement Test
Tuesday October 26:  Family and Friends Photo Night at the school.  Seating fee and reservation/form required to attend. (write a note in your child's journal if you don't have a form and are interested.)
Wednesday October 27:  Pizza Lunch ($2.50 1 slice+juice, $3.50 2 slices+juice)
Friday October 29:  Halloween at school, pumpkin carving contest, costumes, general merriment.

Meet the Teacher Night

It was really nice connecting with all the parents last night and giving them a bit of a view into how the class works, what we'll be doing this year, and how we can support students together by keeping in close communication.

If anyone missed the event, just send a note in the planner and I'll be happy to send home the handouts that were distributed last night.  You are of course welcome to stop by, please just let the office know ahead of time.  I'll even break out the slideshow of our first few weeks that was shown for the first time last night.

416-395-2910:  Stilecroft School Office
mr.crunkleton@gmail.com (my email contact)

I also always reply to notes in student agendas, provided I see them.  Remind your student to show me your note.

Social Studies Underway

Grade 5 students are reviewing the responsibilities of the 3 levels of municipal, provincial and federal government.

The following link may be of service for students looking to review this material.

Grade 4 students are currently learning the names of the provinces of Canada and will soon be learning about the regions they belong to and many things that makes different parts of this great country special.

Facts about the Canadian Provinces and Territories.

Exploring Line and Texture

Exploring Line and Texture Class Model

This week we've been exploring line and texture in Art class.  Students have been identifying and using a variety of different ways of using line by varying a host of characteristics and using repetition to achieve different textures.  Students reflected upon the importance of investment of the self in their art, and room 205 is proving to be home to a host of artists who put quite of bit of themselves in every piece they create.

The above example was made as an example of the abstract project the class created this week.  The students asked for it to be posted to the class Blog.  I'll try to post some scans of student work as soon as possible.

First Test Announced: Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Our first test of the year will be given Wednesday, September 29th. We will have a pre-test on Monday, September 27th. This pre-test will help us study. The test we will be having will cover time measurement. The pre-test will be held in class and marked at home with the use of a study sheet. On Monday night, marking the pre-test will be part of the homework.

Contributors that helped write this article:

Mr. Crunkleton
Christine
Keshawn
Kari
Liem
Liam
Anu
Jeffery

Stilecroft Press Volume III Number 1 September 2010 Goes Home

Extra, extra, read all about it.

The Stilecroft Press is a newsletter sent home monthly by the staff here at Stilecroft with details on what is going on at school and what parents and students need to know.

It features the monthly Principal's message section by our principal Ms. Verma. This section is always filled with very useful information and is a must read.

Included in this issue is a calnedar of school events for September 2010, information about the Safe Schools Intiative, Allergies, The Terry Fox Run, and this year's Open House on Thursday September 30, 2010 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The Open House is a popular event each year and is a great opportunity to meet your child's teacher and find out what's going on in their classroom.

First Weekly Planners Sent Home

Every week we will be sending home weekly planners detailing homework for the entire week, important coming dates like tests, and which days will require students to have proper attire and footwear for phys. ed class.

Be sure to check out "The Radar" section for important events which may be coming soon.

Happy Birthday Amanda and Jeffery

Pakistan Flood Relief

Heavy rains and the floods that resulted from them have left the nation of Pakistan in dire need of the support of the world community. As members of that community, Stilecroft Public School and Room 205 will be organizing a funding drive to aid in Pakistan Flood Relief efforts.

We invite you to learn more about the issue and to make a small difference in whatever way you can.

TDSB Flood Relief

Kepler Telescope

Launched on March 6, 2009, the scientific goal of the Kepler Mission is to explore the structure and diversity of planetary systems, with a special emphasis on the detection of Earth-size planets. It will survey the extended solar neighborhood to detect and characterize hundreds of terrestrial and larger planets in or near the "habitable zone," defined by scientists as the distance from a star where liquid water can exist on a planet's surface. The results will yield a broad understanding of planetary formation, the frequency of formation, the structure of individual planetary systems, and the generic characteristics of stars with terrestrial planets.

Kepler Homepage



Imagining different types of worlds:

12 Major Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece

The Seven Major Greek Gods


The Five Major Greek Goddesses:

Partial Quotient or "Chunking" Division

This is a demonstration of the division method we've learned in class this year. Parents, this should help if you are trying to help at home. I didn't learn it this way in school either. However, I really think there are many advantages to this method, which is why I use it in class.

Wonders of Ancient Greece (Parts 1-5)

Text Features

Text Features

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Circulatory System

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Respiration

The following videos are connected to the science lesson given on Wednesday January 6, 2009 on the Respiratory system.